Table 2.
Critical appraisal of full texts using Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) tool for epidemiological studies
| Bjornland, 2020[32] | Flores, 2018[21] | Malik, 2017[25] | Morris, 2015[27] | Schatz, 2018[28] | Thebaut, 2017[12] | Van Vaisberg, 2019[23] | Wang, 2017[24] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Was the sample frame appropriate to address the target population? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Were study participants sampled in an appropriate way? | Unclear | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Unclearb | Yes | Yes |
| Was the sample size adequate? | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Were the study subjects and the setting described in detail? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Were valid methods used for the identification of the condition? | Unclear | Yes | Noa | Yes | Yes | Unclearc | Unclear | Yes |
| Was the condition measured in a standard, reliable way for all participants? | Unclear | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Was there appropriate statistical analysis? | Yes | Yes | NA | NA | NA | Yes | Yes | NA |
| Was the response rate adequate, and if not, was the low response rate managed appropriately? | NA | NA | NA | NA | Yes | Yes | NA | NA |
aGenetic analysis not available
bProspective design, unclear if sampling is consecutive
cUnclear if genetic analysis performed on all patients